Accommodation

6 nights accommodation at Hotel dei 7 in the historic centre of Vasto or similar accommodation

Guide

English-speaking tour manager throughout the vacation

Transport

Pick up and drop-off at Rome Fiumicino airport or city center on request All transports for daily trips and excursions

Others

2 hands-on authentic Abruzzo cooking classes and associated food costs Authentic grape harvest experience Art experience with a local artist Daily trips, experiences and excursions Personalized cooking booklet and apron All entry fees for excursions, tours and wine, olive oil and cheese tastings All taxes

Meals

Daily breakfast buffet 8 meals (food, water, house wine) in selected restaurants, a farmhouse, a private home, a winery and a trabocco fishing hut based on traditional regional dishes. Some evenings are free for you to explore the town by yourself

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Optional

Other activities and services are not included.

Flights

International flights are not included.

Others

Money spent for personal interests Snacks/Drinks between meals, or any meals not listed on the itinerary Personal expenses like phone calls, visa costs, laundry or tips Drinks not listed in the itinerary (an extra bottle of wine, for example) The cost of additional excursions or activities

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

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Day 1 Day 1: Airport Pick Up And Welcome To Abruzzo Dinner! (D*)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Airport Pick Up And Welcome To Abruzzo Dinner! (D*)

PM

Rome Fiumicino airport pick up at 2:30 pm and transfer to the ancient Roman town of Vasto on the Adriatic Coast after crossing beautiful Abruzzo mountains looking at amazing landscapes, hilltop villages and castles

Check in at the charming and family run Hotel dei 7 (or a similar accommodation) in the historical downtown

Get to know your guide and learn more about the 7-day cultural and culinary vacation

Walk to a traditional restaurant to enjoy a welcome group dinner in the heart of Vasto
Day 2 Day 2: A Visit To Market, Make Homemade Pasta With Mamma, Explore Vasto (B, C, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: A Visit To Market, Make Homemade Pasta With Mamma, Explore Vasto (B, C, L)

After a leisurely traditional breakfast made of freshly baked bread, whole fruit country-style preserves, cake, pastries, coffee, tea and freshly squeezed juice:

AM

We’ll walk and visit Vasto’s colorful market to get seasonal products. Here you’ll have the possibility to practice a little bit of Italian even if you don’t speak any of it

Next we’ll drive to the beautiful countryside of Vasto where we’ll meet Fabrizio’s family to have an exclusive cooking class with them and we’ll learn how easy it is to make fresh pasta and we’ll be introduced to Abruzzo sauces

An example menu based on Fabrizio’s family recipes, includes Bread with meat sauce, Pasta alla chitarra with meat sauce and polpette (meatballs), Cavatelli with vegetables and Tarallucci (typical biscuits from Abruzzo) – of course this depends on seasonal availability

PM

Lunch with the scrumptious dishes that we prepared in the morning, while enjoying the relaxing family atmosphere

After a short break to relax, in the afternoon we’ll explore Vasto historic center: Loggia Amblingh, a promenade overlooking the fascinating crescent-shaped coastline, the old town with its medieval Castle, charming lanes, a tower, the Cathedral and Piazza Rossetti, dedicated to Gabriele Rossetti, a poet from the town and father of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Before free time, we’ll meet some local artisans or artists

In the evening you may experience dinner on your own in one of the many restaurants of Vasto. After the big family lunch, based on our many years of experience, we know that nobody is looking for a rich dinner, so our travelers usually enjoy spending time like a local trying a simple aperitif, a gelato or a pizza. Obviously Fabrizio will suggest you his favorite places
Day 3 Day 3: Discover The Fascinating Trabocchi Coast, Fish Based Lunch On A Trabocco Fishing Hut, Visit C6Th Abbey (B, C, L, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Discover The Fascinating Trabocchi Coast, Fish Based Lunch On A Trabocco Fishing Hut, Visit C6Th Abbey (B, C, L, D)

AM

After breakfast we’ll explore the famous Trabocchi coast. We’ll start with a short and easy walk inside Punta Aderci Nature Reserve, one of the 10 most beautiful Italian beaches according to the British daily The Telegraph, from where you can also admire snow-capped mountains

Next we’ll visit a trabocco (the symbol of the area), mostly built with acacia wood and railway iron sleepers

Weather permitting, Rinaldo our host will show us how to fish from it and the secrets and history behind Abruzzo’s unique fishing platforms that have been featured in the BBC TV show: Escape to the Continent

His wife Maria will prepare fish from the Adriatic Sea for our exclusive lunch on the ocean

PM

In the afternoon feel free to relax or take some great photos of the surrounding beautiful marinescape

On the way home, we’ll visit the enchanting San Giovanni in Venere Abbey that sits on a hill dominating the coastline, surrounded by orange, olive, oak and pine trees

Group dinner in a traditional restaurant in the heart of Vasto
Day 4 Day 4: Grape Harvest, Wine-Tasting And Free Afternoon (B, T, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Grape Harvest, Wine-Tasting And Free Afternoon (B, T, L)

AM

After a leisurely breakfast, we’ll drive to an award winning winery that sits between a marine park and the mountains

We’ll meet the winemakers Emanuele and Nicola that will tell us their fascinating story and teach us some secrets about the Abruzzo wines, such us Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Pecorino and Cerasuolo

We’ll visit the cellars before walking through the vineyards to help harvest grape for a short time (if you prefer to relax you can enjoy, of course, some good wines)

Next we’ll enjoy a wine tasting and a traditional picnic lunch in the vineyards with pairings from local cheeses, salami and other specialties surrounded by a magical atmosphere

PM

We know that not every minute of your time must be packed with organised events, this way you will be able to explore on your own and actually live like an Italian

So today you’ll have a free afternoon for your own activities, which could be: go to one of the many beaches, visit Vasto’s museums and art galleries, take part into some extra activities/excursions, or just do some shopping visiting artisans or have a walk in the “piazza” to enjoy the relaxing Vasto atmosphere

In the evening you may experience dinner on your own in one of the many restaurants of Vasto
Day 5 Day 5: Visit A Typical "Agriturismo" To Learn Everything About Abruzzo Farming, Farm-To-Table Lunch And Explore Roccascalegna Medieval Castle (B, C, T, L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Visit A Typical "Agriturismo" To Learn Everything About Abruzzo Farming, Farm-To-Table Lunch And Explore Roccascalegna Medieval Castle (B, C, T, L)

AM

After breakfast we’ll make our way to a farmhouse where Pina and Berardino will reveal the secrets of farming letting you immerse in an authentic slow food experience. You could relax in the beautiful Abruzzo countryside or take part into some or all of these experiences

We’ll milk a sheep or a cow

We’ll learn how to make a special bread called “pizza scima – stupid pizza”, a pizza without yeast

After collecting some organic wine from their winery, we’ll have an aperitif including a taste of their production: cheeses, salami and extra virgin olive oil

Next we’ll learn how to prepare ricotta cheese

Finally we’ll collect the fresh vegetables from their garden that will be used for our farm-to-table lunch

A delicious traditional farm-to-table lunch will be prepared and served

Almost everything we’ll eat is produced in the farm (wheat to produce the organic flour to make different kinds of breads, cookies and fresh pasta together with eggs from their hens, organic extra virgin olive oil, wines, liquors, juices, jams, cheeses, many varieties of salami, meats and vegetables)

PM

In the afternoon, immersed in the nature and surrounded by amazing sceneries, we’ll drive in the inland to explore the enchanting Abruzzo’s castle in the sky in the charming village of Roccascalegna, ranked by Condé Naste Traveler as one of the 9 Most Beautiful Hilltop Towns in Italy

After the big lunch at the farm, in the evening you may enjoy a dinner or aperitif on your own in one of the many restaurants and wine bars of Vasto
Day 6 Day 6: Olive Oil And Wine Tasting, Pizza & Tiramisu Family Party & Farewell Dinner (B, T, L, C, D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Olive Oil And Wine Tasting, Pizza & Tiramisu Family Party & Farewell Dinner (B, T, L, C, D)

AM

After breakfast we’ll visit an Olive Grove that has been farmed by Giovanni’s family for three generations to produce DOP olive oils. He will unfurl the secrets of what Homer described as “liquid gold” and we will finish with an olive oil tasting

Next we’ll drive to the little hilltop village of Lentella at Ettore’s “Fattoria d’Arte” (Art farm)

Surrounded by an amazing landscape with a stunning view of the sea, mountains, hills and small towns, you can enjoy an artistic experience with Ettore, which will let you create your own postcard made with natural colors produced at the moment mixing leaves and flowers that you can pick at Ettore’s property

We’ll have an aperitif and a traditional lunch with Ettore and his wife Barbara

PM

After some free time to relax and pack or do a last minute shopping, we’ll have a farewell party with Fabrizio’s family. You will enjoy the Abruzzo wines and food in a very relaxed atmosphere or help Adele and Mamma Anna Maria to make tiramisù and many kinds of pizza including the world famous Margherita or local ones with typical toppings such as the renowned “ventricina” salami

In the evening we’ll have the last dinner together as an Italian family immersed in the Abruzzo’s countryside
Day 7 Day 7: Goodbye And Transfer To Rome Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Goodbye And Transfer To Rome Airport

After breakfast we will leave (usually at 09:00 am) for Rome Fiumicino airport or your next destination (Rome Fiumicino is about 3,5 hours driving from Vasto) so make sure to get an afternoon flight.

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Cultural, Patron Saint Celebrations & Grape Harvest Experien

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Itinerary of your trip Cultural, Patron Saint Celebrations & Grape Harvest Experien

Day 1: Airport Pick Up And Welcome To Abruzzo Dinner! (D*)

Day 2: A Visit To Market, Make Homemade Pasta With Mamma, Explore Vasto (B, C, L)

Day 3: Discover The Fascinating Trabocchi Coast, Fish Based Lunch On A Trabocco Fishing Hut, Visit C6Th Abbey (B, C, L, D)

Day 4: Grape Harvest, Wine-Tasting And Free Afternoon (B, T, L)

Day 5: Visit A Typical "Agriturismo" To Learn Everything About Abruzzo Farming, Farm-To-Table Lunch And Explore Roccascalegna Medieval Castle (B, C, T, L)

Day 6: Olive Oil And Wine Tasting, Pizza & Tiramisu Family Party & Farewell Dinner (B, T, L, C, D)

Day 7: Goodbye And Transfer To Rome Airport

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